Markus Posset (born 15 April 1976 in Mödling, Austria) is an Austrian media entrepreneur and investor.[1] He has been awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in Gold and is Honorary Consul of the Republic of Albania in Austria.[2][3][4] Posset is also author of several books.[5][6][7][8][9]

Markus Posset, 2022

Life edit

Posset completed an apprenticeship as a communications engineer with the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and completed studies in Business Administration (Magister), in Work and Process Psychology (MSc) and in Sales & Marketing (Executive MBA).[10]

From 2000 onwards, he worked in management positions at Echo Medienhaus Group, most recently being COO of the group.[3] At the end of 2016, he left the group and in 2017 became managing director at the Verlagsgruppe News (VGN), being responsible for the magazines Trend and Profil.[10] In May 2018, he became managing director for the magazine division of the media group Österreich.[11] In 2023, Posset became the new chairman of the board of directors of Star Troopers Media, Entertainment und Investment AG in Switzerland.[12]

In January 2021, Posset was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in Gold by resolution of the Austrian federal President Alexander Van der Bellen of 14 January 2021, acknowledging his services to the Austrian media landscape.[3][13] In May 2021, he was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Albania in Austria.[14][2]

Publications edit

  • Posset, Markus & Quinton, Aaron (2022). Balkan-Express - Eine Geschichte über die Wahrheit. edition a GmbH (1st edition). Vienna. ISBN 978-3-99001-636-7
  • Posset, Markus (2022). Medienökonomie: Alles, was Sie über Print, Fernsehen, Radio und Internet wissen müssen. Springer Gabler. Wiesbaden. ISBN 978-3-658-38441-8
  • Posset, Markus (2021). Breaking Bad - Der Medienwahnsinn und seine Zukunftsaussichten (in German). Edition A. ISBN 3-99001-569-9
  • Posset, Markus; Binderlehner, Franz (2023). Führungskräfte-Mentalität I Die Macht des starken Mindsets (in German). Star Troopers Publishing. ISBN 978-3951977805.

References edit

  1. ^ "Vom ÖBB-Lehrling zum Medien-Manager" [From ÖBB apprentice to media manager]. medianet (in German). 2016-06-09. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  2. ^ a b Edlinger, Victoria (2022-04-22). "Markus Posset eröffnet Honorarkonsulat in St. Andrä Wördern". Markus Posset opens Honorary Consulate in St. Andrä Wördern (in German). Regionalmedien Austria. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. ^ a b c Stockmann, Gabriela (2021-04-21). "Goldenes Verdienstzeichen für Medienmanager Markus Posset" [Golden Badge of Merit for Media Manager Markus Posset] (in German). Regionalmedien Austria. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  4. ^ "Verzeichnis der Konsularischen Vertretungen in Österreich" [List of consular representations in Austria] (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Austria) (in German). 2023-06-17. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  5. ^ Schmit, Roxanna (2023-05-27). "Markus Posset: "Das ist kein Chef, das ist ein Vollkoffer"" [Markus Posset: "That's not a boss, that's a full-blown case".]. Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. ^ Weichselbaum, Stefanie (2022-11-15). ""Blind Side"-Star Quinton Aaron verrät: "Ich war in Sandra Bullock verliebt"". Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ^ "NÖ Autoren spenden Buchreinerlös an Stiftung Kindertraum und vidahelp". Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  8. ^ "Warum Quinton Aaron mit dem österreichischen Medienmann Markus Posset einen Roman schrieb". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  9. ^ Pöltinger, Paloma (2022-11-22). "Gemeinsames Buch von Honorarkonsul und Hollywood-Star". Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  10. ^ a b Bartl, Marc (2018-04-03). "Manager Markus Posset verlässt Verlagsgruppe News" [Manager Markus Posset leaves Publishing Group News]. kress (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  11. ^ "Interessenten mit Rat und Tat für die "Wiener Zeitung"" [Interested parties with advice and support for the "Wiener Zeitung"]. Der Standard (in Austrian German). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  12. ^ Fidler, Harald (2023-02-02). "Medienmanager Markus Posset leitet Verwaltungsrat der Schweizer Star Troopers AG" [Medienmanager Markus Posset leitet Verwaltungsrat der Schweizer Star Troopers AG]. Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  13. ^ "Ehrenzeichen im Medienbereich im Bundeskanzleramt verliehen" [Medal of Honour in the media sector awarded at the Federal Chancellery]. Chancellery (Austria) (in German). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  14. ^ Melichar, Stefan; Nikbakhsh, Michael (2022-11-14). "#ShadowDiplomats: Die schmutzigen Geschäfte der Honorarkonsuln" [#ShadowDiplomats: The dirty business of honorary consuls]. profil (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-17.

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